It will also have a fully integrated home automation system in each of its 28 apartments, allowing residents to use voice commands when at home or remotely turn off appliances and gain access via a smart phone.

The project combines these high end features with a top location, which is attracting many overseas home seekers. One of the projects sub-penthouses has already sold for a whopping $13.75 million.

Residents can live in the lap of luxury.

Managing director of Ray White Projects Eddie Mansour told the Daily Telegraph a number of international buyers wanted to secure some of the apartments as their “Sydney boltholes”.

“Those that know Double Bay love that it has a real cosmopolitan vibe, with all of the best restaurants, cafes and shops around,” Mr Mansour said.

The project will have ground floor retail.

“You also are near iconic buildings in Circular Quay, it is a couple of minutes from Sydney Harbour and also the CBD — it is also the gateway to various hot spots.”

Excavation has started on the 1258sqm site at 20-26 Cross St, which developer SJD Property acquired for $54.6 million in late 2016, according to CoreLogic records.

An artist impression of a 1788 Residences lobby.

With the help of architecture firm Bates Smart, the project is set to be completed in 2020.

Showcasing a 1930s style, the homes and lobbies will have dark marble pieces, stone benches and splashbacks, wool carpets and multi-zoned ducted airconditioning.

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